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12-18-2009, 12:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | FS"Tobias Basic 5 pre-gibson Birdseye maple 'PRICE DROP'
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Here i have a near Mint Tobias Basic 5 pre-gibson made in Burbank Ca in 1991.Has a High Gloss' flamed Birdseye Maple body with flamed maple/purple heart neck with some Birdseye as well.
Its Super clean with no buckle rash or any scratches.There are 3 very tiny bee bee indentations on the front clear coat that wont photograph and the back cover has a small scratch thats hardly noticeable.I don't think you will find a cleaner Tobias! Comes with Original case.I really hate to let it go as these are hard to find especially with Birdseye Maple but i will have to live with my decision.
I have 2300 invested but will take a Reasonable offer.Please No low ball offers. Will ship International.
Price dropped for a quick sale,,2150 shipped!!  [    aple%201660/DSC00148.jpg    
Last edited by basspro557 : 01-01-2010 at 07:02 PM.
Reason: Price drop
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12-18-2009, 12:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Israel | | | Beautiful!
Weight, bridge spacing, frets condition, serial#...
Thanks. |
12-18-2009, 02:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Serial number 1660
Frets are in great shape,,bass has not been played much,,looks like it was kept under a bed for a long time.
Weighs 9 pounds on bathroom scale,
spacing is 17.5
Thanks,,
Last edited by basspro557 : 12-18-2009 at 09:11 PM.
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12-18-2009, 04:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Israel | | | If this was 19mm I'd be interested. Worry not, with this price it won't stay here long.
Good luck. |
12-18-2009, 05:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | No problem nenor,,If it dosent sell i would not mind keeping it, sounds real good.
All pre-Gib Tobias basses have 17.5 s/spacing
Peace,, |
12-19-2009, 03:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Bump,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
12-19-2009, 03:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: st. marys, ga | | this was up once before...liked looking then , liked looking now  good luck! |
12-19-2009, 06:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Yes it was neptoon and i pulled it down because not only does it sound great but it has perhaps the best neck of the +26 pre-gib basses i have owned over the years!
These basses are also hard to find especialy in Birdseye Maple + its in new condition!!
Thanks for the nice comments,, |
12-20-2009, 04:59 AM
| | | | i don't know if it is the right combination for me
do you have any other pre gib tobias basses? |
12-20-2009, 11:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Tobias Pre-gibson 5
Thats all i have at the moment and its my main bass,,Birdeye Maple is a VERY hard wood thats very punchy,clear and bright and with a compressed sound that's articulate.Its my favorite wood combo for the Basic Model.
A lot of pre-Gibson Tobias players prefer the Basic's over the Classic and Sig Models because it has less laminations.
I have owned +26 pre-gibson basses over the years and this is among the best sounding i have owned.The slap tone is very agressive and very glassy and the lows are thick.
I have pulled the ad twice before,,It sounds that good and is in amazing conditiion.
Last edited by basspro557 : 12-20-2009 at 11:41 AM.
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12-20-2009, 12:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ribwich, ZF | | $2,300 for a pre-Gibson Tobias. This should have been gone within an hour. If it was the right wood combination for me, it would be gone toward my house. 
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12-21-2009, 05:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Monday night bump,,,The more i play this Tobias the more i am blown away by the tone and power of this Vintage pre-amp!!!
May end the post and hang on to it. |
12-22-2009, 08:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Tobias pre-gibson 5
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12-22-2009, 09:22 PM
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Lark in the Morning Instructional Videos; Audix Microphones | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Cruz Mtns, California | | | It's a great combination - I had a Bassic in quilted maple, serial # in the 700's. Incredible slap tone, fingerstyle as well. Bump!
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12-23-2009, 12:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Yes indeed Kesslari,,,The slap tone on this Tobias is amazing and very agressive along with the fingerstyle sound.
IMO having owned many,,, the Maple Basic's sound best!!
Thanks for the imput. |
12-24-2009, 04:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Marietta, GA, USA | | | PM sent |
12-24-2009, 04:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | All pm;s replied,,,
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12-25-2009, 09:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Merry Christmas to all. |
12-25-2009, 10:17 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jupiter, Florida | | | I own #708 which is also a Maple Basic 5. I can tell you that I have owned a Classic and a Signature, and the Maple Basic had the best tone of all of them. This is an incredible bass at a great price! |
12-25-2009, 03:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami Fla | | | Thanks gregg,you are right!! The more i play the bass the more i want to pull down the ad.IMO having owned over 26 pre-gibson basses,the Basic' Maple body basses sound best!!
This will be my 3rd Birdseye Maple Basic and i wish i would have never sold the other two, just ask Tom Bowlus who bought one them #766
Last edited by basspro557 : 12-25-2009 at 05:07 PM.
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